Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-06

TIE clothing stores began last night
be in force all summer.
The saving bank has not yet opened
regularly for deposits, but will in o few
days, as soon as its furnishings are COM
pleted.
Pat Brennan's running horse, Sham
rock. has gone to Sioux City for the
races which will be held there on Mon
day next.
Mons Leroy, the rope walker, will
walk from Coates block to the Sawyer
block across Third street at 7 O'Clock
this evening.
Mrs. e. n. Thompson's funeral
services were held this forenoon at
CHRIST church. A large number of
friends attended.
10 morrow afternoon at two O'Clock
the convention to elect seventeen dele
gates to the south Dakota division con-
vention will be held.
The commandments and supporters of
Christ church are requested to attend
the irst quarterly congregational
meeting on Friday evening 8 p. m. at
the church.
Phil K. Faux has procured q pension
OF $40 per month, from January II, 1886,
for Mrs. Emily A.. Brooks, widow OF
Oryille r. Brooks, formerly a soldier in
the 9Th Vermont infantry.
Another storm of rain and hail divided
itself just west of this city yesterday
afternoon, part of it going across the
Missouri into Nebraska and the other
portion going northeast over Wakonda.
The returned delegation from Scotland
is very glad to get back into the land OF
good water. Not that q scorehing thirst
cannot be relieved in Scotland as well
as in Yankton, but water about Scotland
is not first class.
Professor Chase, the carrier OF the
United States mails between the Mil
yankee depot and the postofice, has ap.
psared / u u gorgeous new suit of blue
with gold trimmings, which lays oyes
anything OF q similar kind in Dakota.
w. 7. Burns, manager Of the telephone
exchange in this city, attained his ma
lority on Sunday, July 3. and this fall
he will cast his first ballot. MIR. Burns
was substantially remembered by hii
p%aternal, who presented him with o deed
to q house and lot in this city.
The prairie chicken crop this gear viii
be an extensive one. Young birds were
raised by travellers over the prairie yes
terday and the rapidity Of their high'
was astonishing. This fact suggests
that the sportsmen who hunt this yea
will be obliged to make qnick move
ments.
NJ. j.. Walker, proprietor of the Mer-
chants hotel, has just completed the an
nual cleaning up and repairing of thu
hotel building. The kitchen has beer
thoroughly renovated and new furniture
and range put in, Several OF the room
in the house have been re.papefed ant
all the rooms have been kalsomined
The halls of the second floor have al
been newly carpeted and there is an up
p~earance of refreshing cleanliness abou
the premises.
Report Of q damaging hail storm hav
ing occurred yesterday near Wakonda j
the country were brought to this city b
passengers over the Northwestern's earl
train last evening. The storm EXTENDS
from Wakonda to the Conlson farm tn
side and the appearance Of the corn fielG
between those points suggested th
force with which the hail fell. The cor
which was damaged is not SO old that
will not outgrow the damage done, br
to the other growing crops there M
haye been irreparable harm done.
The city Justice mill has been grindir
ons it's soothing results to several int
ested parties to-day. This lorenzo
Annie Myers, an inmate oil Tom Doug
assp place On Second street, was befo
his honor on q charge Of being On il
mate Of o house Of prostitution. 81
plead guilty and paid her fine. Ada